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AMD Is on a Phenom roll
Perhaps the lack of anything new or exciting from AMD over the last few months was the calm before the storm. Maybe engineering challenges held back new products. Or could it be AMD was just waiting for the timing to be right? Regardless the reason, AMD has made the second quarter a time to remember…
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Microsoft proposes alternative deal to Yahoo
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc, rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl Icahn. "Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction…
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Client Virtualization Comes to the Fore
Virtualization hasn’t always been kind to solution providers. On the one hand, it’s an important element of any server consolidation effort, which usually leads to additional IT services opportunities and the sale of a few larger servers to replace a whole host of under-utilized smaller servers. But the flip side of the virtualization coin is…
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IBM Hops on Web Syndication Bandwagon
The last thing VARs, especially smaller shops like Lighthouse Computer Services, want to spend time on is updating information and listings of hundreds, even thousands, of vendor products on their Web sites. So when IBM , which makes up about 90 percent of Lighthouse’s business, introduced Web syndication services, David Sylvestre, Lighthouse’s vice president of marketing, says…
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Observers See Potential for Channel Conflict in HP/EDS Deal
While many Hewlett-Packard partners view the planned purchase of EDS as potentially positive, whether the deal will be beneficial or create conflict will hinge on how well HP integrates the acquisition. If HP mangles the integration, channel conflict is sure to ensue, observers say. But with HP’s strong reputation with its channel, it is natural to…